• How to make Peeps Bunny Cupcakes
    Crafts for kids - Easter

    How to make Peeps Bunny Cupcakes

    April 6, 2019 - By 

    Now the children (and I!) have broken up from school I feel we can get properly excited for Easter. It’s one of my favourite times of year and we just need the weather to warm up a little. We have tons of adventures planned for the next couple of weeks, ending with celebrating Easter with family. We’ve already shared our Easter bunny cupcakes but I couldn’t resist sharing one more recipe, to make these adorable Peeps Bunny cupcakes. Peeps Bunny Cupcakes ingredients: 2 dozen white cupcakes, unfrosted 1 can vanilla frosting blue food colouring 24 Peeps Bunnies Small zippered bag…

  • St Patrick’s Day Brownie Bites recipe from the gingerbread house
    baking - Crafts for adults - St Patrick's Day crafts

    St Patrick’s Day Brownie Bites

    March 6, 2019 - By 

    It’s not long until we celebrate St Patrick’s Day. I’ve been trying to think of small ways to celebrate at home and came up with some delicious St Patrick’s Day Brownie Bites. I’m all in favour of a quick bake so used a shop bought packet mix as the base of these. You can make them in a mini muffin pan or in a brownie tray and cut them into small bites. Don’t forget to check out our other St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids and adults to make. Ingredients to make St Patrick’s Day Brownie Bites: 1 (18.3 ounce) package…

  • 15 Tasty Butterbeer Recipes
    cooking - Crafts for adults - Wizarding World crafts

    15 Tasty Butterbeer Recipes

    January 25, 2019 - By 

    We are huge fans of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in our house. I devoured the Harry Potter books when I was younger, loved the films and now enjoy the Fantastic Beasts franchise too. I have tried reading the books with the children but they don’t seen quite ready for them. Instead we have been re-watching the films as we have booked tickets for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour to see behind the scenes of the Harry Potter films next month! We’ve featured a few Harry Potter themed posts on our blog, although my favourite was our visit to…

  • Slow cooker gingerbread recipe
    baking - Crafts for adults - gingerbread

    Slow cooker gingerbread recipe

    November 30, 2018 - By 

    At this time of year our Slow cooker gets a lot of use. It’s great as a working mum because I can pop everything in first thing in the morning, and come back from work with a meal ready to eat. It gets used a lot for family meals but today I wanted to share a different type of recipe, for an all year round favourite – gingerbread! Gingerbread is a tasty pudding all year round but is perfect during these colder months. It is so easy to prepare and absolutely delicious, especially if served with whipped cream or ice…